From burnout to co-founder of DIRTEA: The magic of mushrooms w/ Simon Salter Ep 51

Today I’m joined by one half of DIRTEA which was founded by serial entrepreneurs and brothers, Simon and Andrew Salter, who were named in The Forbes “30 Under 30” list in 2020. In today’s episode Simon shares what life looked like before Dirtea, how burnout led them to a whole new world and how they’re sharing the education of the power of mushrooms, with the world. We also get into life as a business owner with your sibling, the techniques Simon’s using to heal his ACL in an alternative way and the different types of mushrooms you need to know about. The brothers have been instrumental in the conception and growth of social movement Feeling Nuts, the management and promotion of heavyweight champion David Haye, lifestyle concierge app Velocity Black, venture firm; The Venture Collective, clean meat start-up, Mosa Meat and live events Indaba X and Letters Live. Their hectic lifestyles and decade spanning careers eventually led to chronic burnout and the birth of DIRTEA which was conceived through their desire to combat stress, anxiety and fatigue as well as boosting creativity and increasing their overall sense of wellbeing and connectivity with nature. They travelled the world immersing themselves in the ritual of tea ceremonies, learning how transformative drinking functional mushrooms can be and becoming fascinated with the long-term benefits of mushrooms they were experiencing. Now they are on a mission to bring the powerful healing benefits of these potent functional mushrooms to the masses! Topics we discuss: - Life before Diretea - How burnout led to building a new business - The art of failing forward - Navigating running a business with your sibling - Myths about mushrooms - The magic healing power of mushrooms - Using natural methods to heal his ACL injury - 3 quick fire question round Links: https://www.instagram.com/dirteaworld/ https://www.instagram.com/mrsimonsalter/ https://www.dirteaworld.com/